SP's MAI Issue No. 4 | February 16-29, 2012 - Internal Security Updates
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INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
NCTC or inflated MAC?
By Lt Gen (Retd) PC KatochHad the proposal of the Home Minister been accepted in totality...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
SAARC countries strengthening anti-terror mechanismA meeting of high level group of experts from SAARC countries to strengthen anti-terror mechanism was held in New Delhi recently.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Japan orders Northrop Grumman's airborne laser mine detection systemsThe Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has purchased four helicopter-mountable, laser mine detection systems to help protect its coastline...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
US Secret Service investigates cell phone cloning schemeOn February 1, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced charges against 12 defendants for participating in a $250 million cell phone cloning scheme.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
Symantec announces intelligent information governance to mitigate risksSymantec Corp. announced an intelligent information governance solution that allows organisations to bridge the gap between business, legal and IT...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Charming double agentEddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Iraqi stowaway arrives in New JerseyAsem Haroon arrived in New Jersey as a stowaway on an Italian freighter and spent two weeks last year in a warehouse before he was discovered.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Thales awarded contract for Canadian Coast Guard’s flight following systemThales Canada announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) for a flight following system (FFS) to provide improved helicopter tracking.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
UK collects biometric data of Olympic athletesAccording to The Independent, in an effort to prevent terrorists or illegal immigrants from sneaking into the country, UK officials are collecting biometric data from more than 10,000 Olympic athletes and their coaches.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
US Administration’s cybersecurity legislative proposalToday, we are more interconnected than ever beforeāin an instant, we can communicate with a friend on the other side of the world, shop online and research any topic.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
India’s multi-layered cybersecurity planThe government is working out a comprehensive plan to strengthen its cyber security capabilities.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
Privacy and data theft increasePrivacy and data theft will be the top security issues that organisations need to focus on in the new year, according to PandaLabs, the anti-malware laboratory of cloud security firm Panda Security.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Facebook lands him in ‘custody’The New Zealand police made their first Facebook arrest recently when they rounded up 21-year-old Michael James Ede.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Watergate break-in office building soldDistrict developer Penzance Cos. closed recently on its $76 million purchase of the Watergate office building and the sixth floor suite where the Watergate break-in took place.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Bugs get through superannuation fundWell-known Australian information security professional Patrick Webster has been visited by NSW Police officers following his disclosure of an embarrassing Web application security bug to his superannuation fund.